Development synonyms such as happening, blooming, circumstance, and event. Development is a noun, and its antonyms are decline and stagnation. Additionally, here are 34 synonyms, related words, and verbs for development.
blooming, blossoming, buildout, burgeoning, enlargement, establishment, evolution, expansion, forming, generation, growth, headway, inauguration, initiation, instigation, institution, invention, maturing, origination, progress, spread, and success.
circumstance, event, happening, incident, issue, occurrence, outcome, phenomenon, situation, turn of events, and upshot.